SnapSAN S2000 User Guide
The figure below illustrates how the SnapSAN S2000 software can map a set of
independent disk drives, connected to the network by a RAID controller, to a storage
pool from which seemingly "local" disks of user-defined size can be created and shared
by all the users on the network.
Windows SnapSAN Manager
The Windows SnapSAN Manager is a Windows program that provides you with an
easy way to manage your data storage. You can use it to perform the following storage
management tasks:
• Configure your appliance
• Create new disks from storage on the SnapSAN S2000 appliance.
• Protect the data by controlling shared access to it.
• Provide a high level of data security, using the built-in reliability that comes
with RAID technology.
• Monitor the way that data is used and then adapt the data storage to fit this
usage pattern, giving users optimal access to their data.
• Back up data quickly and efficiently using SnapSAN S2000 support for
snapshots, disk replication (optional), and mirroring (optional).
Web Management Interface
The Web Management Interface is a browser-based tool for managing your data
storage. You can use the Web Management Interface to perform the following storage
management tasks:
• Configure your appliance
• Create new disks from storage on a specific SnapSAN S2000 appliance.
• Check the logs for a specific SnapSAN S2000 appliance.
• Verify error or fault messages regarding a specific SnapSAN S2000 appliance.
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